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PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 

OF 



BEGINNERS' FRENCH 

LESSONS 
1 to 9, 11, 32, 34, 35, 40, 41, 48, 49, 62, 63 



BY 
ANNA WOODS BALLARD, M.A. 

DIPLOMEE DE L' ASSOCIATION PHONETIQUE INTERNATIONALE 
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH IN COLUMBIA UNI- 
VERSITY. IN CHARGE OF FRENCH IN THE SCHOOL 
OF PRACTICAL ARTS. TEACHERS 
COLLEGE. COLUMBIA 
UNIVERSITY 



CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 

NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON 



PCStU 



Copyright, 1914, 191S, by 
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 



©CI.A5(t6892 

^^^ 30 IS18 

Note: Teachers are urged to read page 31 of this pamphlet. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF 
BEGINNERS' FRENCH 

bso I 

1. kes ko S8? S8 la myir. 

la plafo. 
la pla^e. 
la Kivr. 
la tabl. 
la port, 
la faneitr. 
la kre. 

2. 39 ragard la myir. 

la plafo. 
la pla^e. 
ragarde la myir. 
la plafo. 
la pla^e. 

3. vanez isi. 3a me la kre syr la tabl. 

prane la kre. mete la kre 

syr la tabl. 
alez a votra plas. 
aseje vu. 

4. vanez isi. ragarde mwa. ragarde la port. 

3 uvr la port, 
uvre la port. 
5a ferm la port, 
ferme la port, 
alez a votra plas. 
aseje vu. 
3 



BEGINNERS FRENCH 

5. rQgarde mwa. 59 moitr la faneitr. 

moitre la faneitr. 

38 ragard par la faneitr. 

3 uivr la foncitr. 

38 ferm la faneitr. 

vanez isi. ale ver la foneitr. 

uivre la foneitr. 
ferme la faneitr. 
rogarde par la faneitr, 
alez a votra plas. 
as8Je vu. 

6. bve vu. 

aseje vu. 

moitre h myir, h plafo, lo 
pld^e, la tabl, la port, la 
faneitr. 



loso II 

I. kes ko S8? set de krejo. 

yn plym. 
ce kaje. 
yn tabl. 
yn bwait. 
den akrie. 
h bra drwa — h bra goi^. 
la me drwat — la me go:^. 
vonez isi. done mwa la me drwat. 

done mwa la me goi^. 



PHONETIC TILVNSCRIPTION 5 

2. 59 leiv b bra drwa. 

bve b bra drwa. 
58 be IS b bra drwa. 
beise b bra drwa. 
bve b bra goi$. 
beise b bra goi^. 
50 leiv le d0 bra. 
bve le d0 bra. 
beise le d0 bra. 

4. vanez isi. 59 don la kre a masj0. 

5a don la me drwat a mad- 

mwazei. 
done la kre a madmwazel. 
done mwa la kre. 
50 me la kre syr la tabl. 
alez a vo plas. 
aseje vu. 

5. moitrez ce myir, de kaje, b plafo, b pla$e, de liivr, yn 
bwait, la tabl, la port, yn foneitr, yn plym, la kre, ce krejo, 
b bra drwa, la me drwat, b bra goi^, la me goiS. 



bso III 

kes ko se? se b myir. 

b plafo. 
^ b plaSe. 
b krejo. 
b Kivr. 
b kaje. 



6 ^ BEGINNERS ERENCH 

1 akrie. 

la tabl. 

la bwait. 

la port. 
5 la plym. 

la foneitr. 

la kre. 

la me. 

h bra. 
lo b bra drwa. 

la me drwat. 

b bra goi^. 

la me goi$. 

ragarde b myir, m9SJ0 be. dit — 39 ragard b myir. 

^^ ? j-rogard b myir. 

ragarde la plci^e^ madmwazel se. 

^ \ ragard b pla^e. 
el J 

20 mete la kre syr la tabl, masj0 de. 

? [ me la kre syr la tabl. 



mete b liivr syr la bwait, m9SJ0 e. 
me b Kivr svr la bwait. 



59 



il 

moitre la faneitr, masj0 ef. 

? [moitr la faneitr. 

mete la plym syr b liivr, m9SJ0 38. 

^^ r [ me la plym syr lo liivr. 



PHONETIC TRi\NSCRirTION 7 

moitre la port, masj0 a$. 

: j^moitr la port. 

uivre la port, m9SJ0 ka. 

r [uivr la port. ^ 

ferme la port, m9SJ0 e. 

r j^ ferm la port. 

uivre lo liivr, madmwazel be. lo 

^. [uivr lo liivr. 
el J 

ferme lo liivr. 

'^0 I 

, j-ferm lo Kivr. 

el J IS 

uivre la foneitr, mosj0 iks. 

r. [uivr la foneitr. 

il J 

ferme la foneitr. 

?^|ferm la foneitr. '° 

rogarde par la foneitr. 

: [ rogard par la foneitr. 

love lo bra goi^, madmwazel ka. 25 

^ [leiv lo bra goi^. 

beise lo bra goi^. 

^ be IS io bra g( 

(b profesoeir don ce morso do kre a den eleiv) 



j^beis lo bra goi^. 



30 



8 ^ BEGINNERS FRENCH 

done la kre a madmwazel. 
. [ don la kre a madmwazel. 
done b liivr a mosj0. 
^ [ don la liivr a masj0. 

formyl do polites. bo3Uir, mosj0 (madam, madmwazel, 
mesj0, medam, madam e mosj0, medamz e mesj0). 

o rovwair, mosj0. — ekskyze, mosj0. — pardo, mosj0. — 
lo s il vu pie, mosj0. 

mersi, mosj0. — mersi mil fwa, m9SJ0. — il ni a pa do 
kwa, masj0. — 50 vuz a pri, mosj0. 



bso IV 

lo profesoeir (a madmwazel be) : vanez isi. 
(a masj0 de) vonez isi. 
15 ki es? se madmwazel be, set yn 5oen fij. 
se masj0 de, set de garso. 
ki es? se mwa. se la profesoeir. 
kes ka se? set ce pj^itr. 
3a don d0 liivr, ce, d0, a la 5oen fij. 
20 3a don trwa liivr, de, d0, trwa, o garso. 
koite le liivr da la 3oen fij e dy garso. 
koite le liivr de d03 eleiv — den eleiv, yn eleiv. 
de, d0, trwa, katr, se liivr. 
kobje ei5 da liivr? d0 liivr. 
25 dit: masj0, vuz ave d0 liivr. 

masj0, vuz ave d0 liivr. 
kobje a t il da liivr? 
il a d0 liivr. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION Q 

k5bJ8 a t el da liivr? 

el a trwa Hivr. 

kobje b garso e la 5oen fij 5t il do li:vr? 

kobje le d0z eleiv ot il da liivr? 

ilz 5 S8 liivr. 5 

5e de liivr. 

il a de liivr. 

el a de liivr. 

nuz av5 de liivr. 

vuz ave de liivr. lo 

ilz de liivr. 

mete trwa liivr syr la tabl dy profesoeir. 

? ^me trwa liivr syr la tabl dy profesoeir. 

kobje do liivr mete vu syr la tabl dy profesoeir? 15 

f 1^ me trwa liivr syr la tabl. 

alez a votr plas, aseje vu. 
mete le liivr syr lo pypitr. 

^. [me le liivr syr lo pypitr. ^° 

el j 

kobje do liivr mete vu syr lo pypitr. 

^ [ me d0 liivr syr lo pvpitr. 
el J 

alez a votr plas, aseje vu. 25 

koite le liivr. 

koite le myir, le foneitr, le krejo, le plym. 

moitre se garso, se 5oen fij. 

vonez isi. 

prone la kre. 30 

ekrive le nobr, sek, de, trwa, d0, katr. 



lO > BEGINNERS^ ERENCH 

39 moitr la plas da m9SJ0 er. 
vu moitre la plas da m9SJ0 er. 
se la plas da 1 eleiv. 
se la plas dy profesoeir. 
5 moitre le plas dez eleiv. 

nu moitro le plas dez eleiv. 

la profesoeir don ce liivr a masj0 5e. ka fe la profesoeir? 
masj0 3e, done la livir o profesoeir. 
le profesoeir moitr de Kvir rui3 oz eleiv. ka fe la pro- 
lo fesoeir? 

il moitr de livir rui3 oz eleiv. 



laso V 

koite le myir: de, d0, trwa, katr. nu koito le myir. 
koite le kwe. vwasi de kwe. 

koite le liivr. 3e di liivr. 3a koit me liivr : de, d0, trwa, 
15 katr, seik, sis, set, qit, noef, dis. koite le liivr. 

3a koit le dwa. koite le dwa. dit: nu koito le dwa. 
nu koito le dwa. 
vu koite le dwa. 
il koit le dwa. 
20 el koit le dwa. 

la Sifr katr vjet apre la ^ifr trwa. kel Jifr vjet apre la 

$ifr trwa? 
la Sifr katr vjet avd la ^ifr seik. kel $ifr vjet avd la Jifr 
seik? 
25 la $ifr katr sa truiv atr trwa e seik. kel Sifr sa truiv 
atr trwa e seik? 
uivre la faneitr, masj0 a. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 



II 



r, [uivr la faneitr. 

nuz uvro la faneitr. 

vuz uvre la faneitr. 

ilz uivr la faneitr. 

mete le liivr syr la tabl, madmwazel be. 

39 me le liivr syr la tabl. 

el me le liivr syr la tabl. 

nu me to le liivr syr la tabl. 

vu mete le liivr syr la tabl. 

il met le liivr syr la tabl. 



la profesoeir e la klais: 

adisjo 
den e de fo d0 
den e d0 f5 trwa 
den e trwa f5 katr 
den e katr fo seik 
den e seik fo sis 



myltiplikasjo 
d0 fwa de fo d0 
d0 fwa d0 fo katr 
d0 fwa trwa fo sis 



15 



sustraksjo 
dis mwez de f noef 
noef mwez de fo qit 



divizjo 
dis divize par d0 don seik 
i[it divize par d0 don katr 
sis divize par d0 don trwa 
katr divize par d0 don d0 
d0 divize par d0 don de 



12 BEGINNERS FRENCH 

bs5 VI 

1. mari atr da la mezo dekol. 

2. el pais par la koridoir. 

3. el mo it 1 eskalje, u el pro. 1 asdsoeir. 

4. el ariiv dova la port do la klais. 

5. el tuirn la pwajie do la port. 

6. el uivr la port do la sal. 

7. el aitr sa brqi. 

8. el so dirii5 veir sa plas. 

9. el s asje. 

10. el fiiii so dovwair. 

formyl do polites. komat ale vu? — mersi, mosj0, 50 ve 
tre bje. e vu? koma va mosj0 logrci? — il no va pa bje. 
koma vo vo para? — mersi, madmwazel, il vo bje. mad- 
mwazel votr soeir no va t el pa mj0? — el va mj0 a prezci. 



19S5 VII 

dez animo 

1 elefa et dosy do 1 urs. il a yn loig troip e d0 defais 
divwair. il a d0 gradz orej. lo Ijo et o dosy do 1 elefa; il 
et o dosy do tu lez animo. 5 1 apeil lo rwa dez animo. il 

1 urs et o dosu do 1 elefa^ lo tigr e derjeir Iqi e lo ronair e 
dova Iqi. rogarde la k0 e lo myzo dy ronair. 

o ba do la pa 15 a goi^ e lo sei5; il e per^e syr la brai^ 
d den arbr. il a yn loig(o) k0. 

o ba do la pa 13 a drwat e lo lu. la lu yrl. rogarde la. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION I3 

kestjaneir 

1. u 8 1 elefd? 

2. komci 8 sa troip? 

3. kobje da defais a t il? 

4. u 8 b lj5? 

5. u 8 1 urs? 

6. u 8 b tigr? 

7. u 8 b ranair? 

8. ko f8 b lu? 

9. u 8 t il? 

10. kel animal 8t a ba da la pais a goiS? 

11. k8l animal et a ba da la pa 13? 

12. kobje d animo vwaje vu? 



Ias5 VIII 

8S de liivr? 

no m8SJ0, S8 ne paz ce liivr, set de kaje. 

es de kaje? 

no m9SJ0, sa ne paz de kaje, set de Hivr. 

es yn plym? 5 

no masj0, so ne paz yn plym, set de krejo. 

vonez isi. dit: 50 vje. 

50 vje. 

il vje. 

done mwa de krejo. 10 

de krejo. 

yn plym. 

de plym. 

de kaje. 

de kaje. 15 

de liivr. 



14 BEGINNERS ERENCH 

alez a votr plas. dit: 59 vez a ma plas. 
59 vez a ma plas. 
il va a sa plas. 
aseje vu. dit: 5a m asje. 
5 59 m asje. 

il s asje. 
repete. akoir yn fwa. 

59 VJB — il VJ8. 

59 vez a ma plas. 
10 il va a sa plas. 

59 m asje. 
il s asje. 
V9nez isi. 

59 VJ8. 

15 el vje. 

done mwa de liivr. 

trwa liivr. 
d9 la kre. 
59 vu don dy papje. 
20 dy papje a letr. 

dy papje byvair. 
alez a votr plas. 
59 vez a ma plas. 
el va a sa plas. 
25 aseje vu 

59 m asje. 
el s asje. 
es I9 myir? no m9SJ0, S9 ne pa I9 myir, 

se I9 plafo. 
30 es la plaje? no m9SJ0, S9 ne pa I9 pla^e, 

se la f9neitr. 



lO 



PHONETIC TRiVNSCRIPTION 1 5 

es la tabl? no masj0, sa ne pa la tabl, 

S8 la port. 

es ka 39 moitr la plafo? 

no, masj0, vu no moitre pa lo plafo, vu moitre lo pla$e. 

es ko lo $ifr trwa vjet apre la ^ifr katr? 
no masj0, la ^iir trwa na vje paz apre la lih katr; la $ifr 
seik vjet apre la Sifr katr. 



tes5 IX 

ragarde la myir. 
5a ragard la myir. 
ragarde vu la myir, masj0 ka? 
wi, masj0, 3a ragard la myir. 
dit: 3a la ragard. 

ragarde vu la faneitr, madmwazel be? 
no, masj0, 3a na ragard pa la faneitr. 
dit: 5a na la ragard pa. 15 

ka ragarde vu? 3a ragard la myir. 
ki ragard la myir? ekute bje; fet votr posibl. 
madmwazel be ragard la myir. madmwazel be la ra- 
gard. 
ka r agar da t el? 20 

el ragard la myir. el la ragard. 
moitre la krejo, s il vu pie. 
5a moitr la krejo. 3a la moitr. 
el moitr la krejo. el la moitr. 

moitre vu la plym? > 25 

no masj0, 3a moitr la krejo. 
ka moitra t el? 
el moitr la krejo. el la moitr. 



l6 ^ BEGINNERS^ FRENCH 

ki moitr lo krrjo? 

madmwazel ef moitr b krejo. 

mete la krejo da b liivr, madmwazel ef. 

58 me h krejo da lo liivr. 50 lo me da lo Hivr. 
5 el me b krejo da b liivr. 

u e b krejo? rogarde! 

b krejo e da b liivr. 

mete b liivr e b krejo syr la tabl, m9SJ0 ka. 

5a me b liivr e b krejo syr la tabl. 
10 50 le me syr la tabl. 

il me b liivr e b krejo syr la tabl. 

il le me syr la tabl. 

alez a votr plas. 

58 vez a ma plas, 
15 il va a sa plas. 

aseje vu. 

50 m asje. 

il s asje. 

u so b liivr e b krejo? 
20 il so syr la tabl. 

58 me b kaje su la tabl. u e b kaje? 

il e su la tabl. 

vonez isi. 

59vje. 
25 el vje. 

mete vu dovci mwa. 

mete vu derjeir mwa. 

u e madmwazel be? 

el e dava b profesoeir. 
20 u e m9SJ0 se? 

il e derjeir b profesoeir. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 1 7 



u e lo profrsa^:r? 

il 8 atr le d0z eleiv. 

u som nu? 

nu som da la sal do klais. 



bso XI 

5e de krejo. vwasi mo krejo. lo vwasi. 

ave vuz de krejo? 

wi, mosj0, vwasi mo krejo. lo vwasi. 

36 trwa krejo e d0 plym. 

vwasi me krejo e me plym. le vwasi. 5 

kobje do krejo ave vu? 

3e d0 krejo. vwasi me krejo. le vwasi. 

kobje do plym ave vu? 

5e d0 plym. vwasi me plym. le vwasi. 

vwala lo kaje do mosj0 a. vwala so kaje. 10 

moitre so kaje. vwala so kaje. 

il a osi yn plym. vwala sa plym. la vwala. 

u e sa plym, madmwazel a? 

vwala sa plym. la vwala. 

il a trwa kaje e trwa plym. 15 

vwala se kaje e se plym. le vwala. 

madmwazel be a ce kaje do frase. 

vwala so kaje. moitre so kaje, mosj0 a$. 

vwala so kaje. lo vwala. 

moitre sa plym. . > 20 

vwala sa plym. la vwala. 

el a trwa kaje e trwa plym. 

moitre se kaje e se plym. 



1 8 ^ BEGII^^NTERS' FKENICH 

\^wala se kaje e se plym. 
koite se kaje. 
el a ce, d0, trwa kaje. 
kobje da plym a t el? 
el a trwa plym. 

ragarde mwa. ekute bje. 

59 moitr b ne. 

dit: \n;\^asi b ne. 

59 moitr la bu$. 

moitre mwa la bu$. 

vwasi la bu^. 

39 moitr le Sv0. 

moitre mwa le $v0. 

vwasi le 5v0. 

vwasi mo ne, ma buS, me Sv0. 

rogarde m9SJ0 be. vwala so ne, sa bu^, se Sv0. repete. 

vwala so ne, sa bu^, se $v0. . 

39 moitr la fro. motre lo fro. 

vwasi I9 fro. 

39 moitr I9 ma to. 
la gor3. 
lez oreij. 
le da. 

$e I9 datist {"Begm7ters^ French,^^ p. 44) 

mari a mal o da. el a yn moveiz da. el va ^e I9 datist. 
il truiv k9 la da et a graid parti karje e brail boku. il na 
la ploib(9) pa. sola no vo pa la pein. I9 datist 1 ara^. 
mari S9 re is la bu^ e sci va vit. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 1 9 



NOTES TO TRANSCRIPTION THAT FOLLOWS 

The accent (0 is before accented syllable. 

1 means that 1 is whispered. 

^ indicates that no stop must be made between words so linked. 

In very slow pronunciation all a's in parenthesis are heard. In ordi- 
nary reading, they would be omitted by the average Frenchman. If all 
8-sounds in parenthesis are pronounced, all half-long vowels would be 
long. When a is omitted the following consonant must be pronounced 
with the preceding syllable; e.g., la JaVal or la JVal. 



XXXII trait'd0 (traitd0:'zjem la'so) 
la kqi-'zin^ 

vwasi la ki^i-'zin. la kqi-zi'njeir ma-'ri 8 d(o)'bu d(9)va 
la gmid 'taibb d kqi-'zin. el 'port^yn 'bluiz ^blai^, yn 
^Syp 'nwair e_oe tablie 'bla: eLa le 'mai^ ratru'se. eLet_a 
'tre d(a) ru-le la 'pait pur feir_ce pa-'te. el S9 'seir doe 
ru-'lo. la ^pait_e syr la 'plai^^a pa-tis'ri. b ru-%_e la 5 
plai5_a pa-tis'ri s3t_d 'bwa. 

lo furW_et_a 'goi^. syr b fur'no ilja^yn kas'rol, yn 
'pwaiLa 'friir e_yn mar'mit. syr la kas'rol vu vwaje_de 
kuVerkl. ragarde la 'port dy 'fuir, ki 'turn syr se 'go. 
syr la ^mi'ne ilja_yn kaf'tjeir, de mu'le^a ka'fe, e_de 10 
bu'swair: da l(o) bu'swair ilja^yn bu'si: vu puve 'vwair 
la'meS. pre d(9) la Smi'ne il j a^yn^eta'seir; eLa 'd0 
ti'rwair, 'trwa re 'jo e_'yn ta'blet. syr la ta'blet^il j a_ce 
'po e derjeir Ko) 'po vu vwaje_ce pla'to. 

syr b promje re'j5 il j a_yn_a'sjet, yn 'kryS e_ce 'bol. 15 

1 The lessons on the interior of the house and of the station should be 
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X 42 inches. 



20 ^ BEGINNERS FRENCH 

syr lo 'd0zjem rej5 ilja seik^asjet kr0iz e syr lo 'trwa-zjem 
ilja 'trwa 'pla. 

o 'fo d(a) la kqi-^'zin vu vwaje^yn'port ki mein^a lo'fis 
u 15 'rai5 la vessel. 

XXXIV trait'katr (trait'katriem lo'so) 
la 'saLa ma- '56 

5 'sain, la 'bon, me 1(9) kuVeir pur 'trwa per'son, so 
tabli'e_8 ply so'li k(a) S9li{i d{d) la kqizi'njeir: le mai^ 
d(8) ma-'ri so r(9)tru'se e sel do '5am no l(o) so 'pa. d a'boir 
'sain^a-^'leiv lo ta'pi: pi:[i(z)_8Leta la 'nap syr la 'taibl. 
pur '$ak ko-Viiv_8l met_de kuVeir, S8t_a diir_yn^a'sJ8t, 

10 yn ky'jeir, yn fur'^et, ce ku'to, de Veir. a ko-te de kuVeir_el 
poiz le serVjet, ply 'graid ko 'sel kon_a-plwa_o de30-'ne. 
la 'nap_e le serVjet sot_a 'twail dirlaid. el dispoiz la 
pwa-vri'eir, la saljeir, la karaf 'do. la buteij do Ve kel 
vje d(o) debu'Se e da lo'fis. la pwa-vri'eir_e la sa'ljeir 

IS sot^an^ar'sa, e la ka'raCet_a kris'tal. 

seCyn 'taibLa ra'lois u poeiv dine 'di per'son. 

XXXV trait'seik (trait'seikjem lo'so) 
la 'saLa ma-'se ('sqit) 

da la 'saLa ma- '36, la 'taibLe 'miiz pur 'trwa per'son. 
la 'bon 'soir do la 'sal par la 'port ba'tait ki men_a 1 o'fis. 
el port^yn 'rob 'blai5, de lo tabli'e_avek_de 'n0 e_ce 3oli 
20 bo'ne. 

eLa^ce pla'to^a la 'me e_el so r(o)'turn pur rogar'de 
la 'taibl. 

p0 'vwair lo 'sjei3_e l(o) do-'sje d(o) la graid 'Seiz_a 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 21 

^kqiir. de rido d(9) 'swa 'paid dava la f(a)'neitr9 kLe 
fer'me. la by'fe_a 'd0 ti'rwair^e 'd0 'port, syr la by'fe 
ilja^ce pla'to^avek^yn 'kryS e 'd0 Veir. de'rjeir, vu 
vwa'je^den^ase 'gra pla'to^an ar'sa. 

iLe 'si'z_ceir. la di'ne^e 'pre. la 'ban 'truiv madam 5 
la'broe e Iqi 'di: ((ma'dam^e ser'vi.)) ma'sj0_e ma'dam 
la'brde_e loer fis ro'la 'aitra da la saLa ma- '36 e s(a) met^a 
'taibl. madam la'brde_'eim_a_8-vi'te se kone'sais e 'sel 
da so ma-'ri, me sa 'swair^il 'diin_a fa'miij. loer di'ne sa 
ko-'poiz dyn 'sup_a lo-'zeij, doe pwa'so grati'ne, doe si'go 10 
d(a) mu'to_o_ari'ko, dyn sa'lad da kra'so, da fro'maz3 e 
da de'seir: 'frqi, ga-'to, kafe mo'ka. 



XL ka'rait (kara-tjem la'so) 
la sa'lo 

madam dala'kuir v0 fe:r_yn vi'zit^a madam la'brce. 

el sa ra Se'z^el e 'son. 

la 'bon vje(t)_u'vriir. 15 

((ma'dam^et_el vi'ziibl?)) 

((me 'wi, madam; el ra'swa la Icfe-'di: prane la 'pern 
da-'tre.)) 

madam dala'kuir^'aitra da 1(a) vesti'byl avek sa p(a)tit 
'fiij e la 'bon le ko-'dqLo pramje(r)_e'tai5 u s(a) 'truiv la 20 
sa'lo. 

la sa'lo^e d(a) stil Iwi 'seiz. la 5(9)nii'ne_et_a 'marbra 
'bla, la pa-'dyLBt_a porsa'len, la ka-de'laibr_a trwa 'braiS 
et_a'n^oir. yn 'graid 'glas syr'moit la 5(9)mi'ne. tu 
'pre d(a) la 5(a)mi'ne vu vwaje_(]e 30'lL.e'kra. ragarde 25 
1(a) 'n0, la gir'laid, la meda'jo. 



22 ^ BEGINNERS FRENCH 

XLI karat_e_^(3e (karaCe^'ynjem b'sS) 
b sa'15 ('sqit) 

le 'moeibb s5 'tre 50 'li. le fo-'toeij_e 1(9) kana'pe s5 
ra-bu're. vwala 1(a) do-''sje, vwala l(o) 'sje:3. 

derjeir 1(9) kana'pe vu vwaje 'trwa pa'no: a 'goiS_ilja_yn 
fa'neitr^uVert. dava la f(o)'neitr_ilja de rido d(8) da-'tel. 

syir h pla-'Se_il ja^ce 'gm ta'pi. da '^ak ko-^te d(a) 
la-'tre vu vwaje^yn ko'bn kla'sik syrmo-^te dee Sapi'to. 

vwala 1 eska'lje. vu vwaje le 'mar^. ilnja 'pa d(a) 
ta'pi d eska'lje. vwala la 'raip. 5 sa 'seir^a m5-'tcLe_a 
desa-Ma pur^evi'te d(a) to- 'be. 



XL VIII kara-t'iiit (kara-t'qitjem la'so) 
la 'Saibr^a ku'^e 

10 vwasLyn 'Saibr^a ku'^e. syr la pla-'Se_il j a_de 'gra 
ta'pi. syr la ta'pi ilja^de tabu're e_ce 'gra fo-'tceij. a 
'goiS vu vwaje la 'li koitra 1(a) 'myir. 

vwasi 1(a) 'sjel dy 'li. vwala le ri'do ki s5 ralVe d(a) 
Vkko'te. 
15 vwala 1(a) traver'se. 

vwala 1(a) 'dra da'tsy. vwala la kuver'tyir. vwala 1(a) 
kuivra'pje. 

la ma'te, pur 'feir la 'li, la ban ra'turn la mat'la, eLeta 
1(a) pra'mje 'dra d(a)'sy, da lakeLeLa-'rul la traver'se; 
20 eLa 'sw8 da n pa 'feir da 'pli. 

el me 1(a) sa'ga dra, ptii le kuver'tyir syr lekeLel ra'ba 
1(a) 'dra e_aprez_avwa:r bor'de la 'li, el me 1(a) traver'se 
keLa 'bje sa'kwe. 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 23 

el ra'kuivra 1(9) 'tu^avek h kuivro'li. 

syr la pla-'Je pre dy ''li ilja suVa^oe p(a)ti ta'pi ki 
s apel la de'sait da 'li. 

vwala la ^taibla d(a) 'nqi. otsy d(a) la taibla d(a) 
nip ilja^oe ta'blo daz_ce 'kaidr_oVal. syr la pla^to^il 
j a_yn 'kryS_e_ce Veir. ragar'de 1(a) bu'swair^avek sa 
bu'si. kat_il fe 'tro 'soibr S'n^uivra la 'bwait d aly'met 
— la vwa^la syr la 'taibl — o ^pra_yn_aly'met, 5 la 'frot 
koitra la 'bwait e^an^aly'min la bu'si. 



XLIX kara-t'ndef (kara-t'noevjem la'so) 
la 'Saibr^a ku'^e Csqit) 

ragar'de le 'd0 f (a)'neitra d(a) la '^aibr^a ku'^e. koma^e 10 
la f(a)'neitra d(a) 'drwat? e la f(a)'neitra d(a) ^goi^? 
ko-bje d(a) Vitr_a ^^ak fa^neitr? le ri^o s5t_a mus'lin. 
la f(a)'neitra d(a) ^goij don syr_ce p(a)'ti bal'ko u 15 p0 
sa'swair ka-t_il na fe pa tro 'fre. 

aitra le d0 f(a)'neitr_5n^a pla'se la 'taibla d twa'let 15 
avek so mi'rwair. vwala la 'bros, la 'peji, la plot_a_e'peigl. 
se 'loig_e'peigla so dez^e'peigLa Sa'po. la p(a)tit bu'teij^ 
et_oe fla'ko d o-''doeir. vu vwa'je^o'sLyn pa tit 'bwait fer'me 
syr leta'seir. 

la 'taibla d(a) twa'let^a 'trwa ti'rwair. '$ak ti'rwair_a_yn 20 
se'ryir e 'd0 pwa'jie. pre d(a) la 'taibla d(a) twa'let il 
j a_yn 'Seiz. set_yn '^eiz ka'ne. 

vwala^yn 'grat_ar'mwair_a 'glas da lakel madam la- 
'brce 'pa se 'rob_e se ma- 'to. da lal'koiv vu vwaje la 
'sal da 'be ki fe 'siiit_a la '5aibr_a ku'^e. il j a_yn 'graid 25 
be'jiwair avek 'd0 robi'ne. pur^av'wair d(a) lo '^oid, turne 



24 > beginners' trench 

l(o) robine 'goi^. syr la port serVjet il j a 'trwa serVjet da 
twa'let e syr la pld-'^e il j a_ce p(a)ti ta^pi. 

aitra la sal da 'be^e la ^aibr^a ku'Je il j a_ce ^gra ri'do 
ta'ny par yn d-'bras. 



LXII swasa-t'd0 (swasa-td0zJ8in la'so) 
la ^gair 

5 sa ta'blo rapre'zdit 1 e-te'rjoeir dyn 'gair da Smet'feir d 

'frdis. 

o 'fa nu vwaja 1(a) 'tre: set_de '15 'trc, me nu n(a) 

vwa'jo k(a) la lakomo'tiiv, la td-'deir, e_de va'go. 

a 'goiS vu vwaje 1(a) byro t 'post u lo set le letr; pre 
lo dy byro t 'post vu vwaje la ko-'siji. b 'dam da'mdid so 

sak da 'nqi keLLa depo-'ze ilja d0'z_cBir. el 'port^yn 

rob 'kleir. eLa de50-'ne_o by'fe ka vu vwaje^a 'drwat. 

ragarde 1(a) gar'so pre d(a) Id-'tre. ragarde so tabli'e^e la 

ser'vjet syr la bra 'goi$. 
15 vwala 1(a) gi'^e u kelka per'son 'pren loer bi'je. le d0 

'dam^e 1(a) ma'sj0 fo la 'k0 e_atdid loer 'tuir. la 'vjeij 

'fam^ditra la 'dam^e 1(a) ma'sj0 port_cen^ase 'grd pa'nje. 

la ma'sj0 moitra 'boiku d(a) pa'sjais — iLa kelka 'Soiz_a 

'liir. 
2o a la ba'rjeir, vu vwaje^oe ma'sj0 ki 'moitra so bi'je_a 1 

d-plwa'je. la vwaja'soeir^a so parda'sy (part'sy) syr la 'bra. 
pre d la ba'rjeir^a 'drwat il j a_de ma'sj0_e_yn 'dam ki 

ko-'sylt 1 e-dika'toeir. set_yn 'grdt_a'fiS ki s 'truiv tu'suir 

dd le' gair pur_e-di'ke le'z_oeir d^ari've e da de'pair de 'tre. 
25 kelka pasa'se so desa a'si dd le ko-parti'md. avd d(a) 

mo-'te dd 1(a) va'go ilz_o 'pri loer bi'je^o gi'^e. o n p0 pa 



PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION 2^ 

pene'tre syr le 'ke dyn 'gair saz avwair s5 bi'je. ilz^o fe 
pa'ze e a-rsis'tre loer/mal. se me'sj0_5 done^de pur'bwair^o 
fak'toeir kLa por'te loer ko'li e ki lez_a ko-'^dqLo 'tre. iLa 
'mi loer pa'ke d(9) para'plqi e leer 'sak da vwa'jai3 da 1(a) 
fi'le^o'tsy d(8) loer 'teit. ce pa'ke^ase 'luir^e su la ba-'ket 
u S8 sot^a'si le me'sj0. 



LXIII swasa-t'trwa (swasa-t trwazjem b'so) 
la 'gair ('sqit) 

ragar'de l(o) fak'toeir ki 'pus_de Sa'rjo Sar'se da 'd0 
'graid 'mal e d(a) kelka 'sak da vwa'jais. yn da se 'mal 
apar'tje^o ma'sj0 ki s(a) 'tje d(a)'bu pre d(a) la biblio'tek. 

iLa desa 'pri so bi'je, fe pa'ze sa 'mal, pe'je 1 ekse'da e lo 
fe_a-r3is'tre la'mal. 

il a r(a)'sy_de bylte d(a) ba'gais. sil la 'peir, il ora 
de difikyl'te_a ra-'tre_a pose'sjo d(a) se ba'gai5 aii^ari- 
Va^a destina-'sjo. il sa pro'kyir^ce sur'naLe kelka r(a)Vy 
k i(l) li'ra pa-da 1(a) vwa'jai3 pur na pa sa-nqi'je. il na 15 
'Sai5 pa d(a) 'tre pa- da la 3ur'ne. il va di'ne da 1(a) vago 
resto'ra. 

ragar'de la 3oen 'fiij ki_a_ce pa'ke d(a) para'plqi su 1(a) 
bra 'drwa. el 'port^yn 'rob 'kleir. 

derjeir la gi'^e vu vwaje la 'sal d a'tait. vwala^'ce de 20 
'ba u le vwaja'soeir pren 'plas_an^ata-'da loer 'tre. 

sa 'tre_et_de tre ra'pid ki va direkta'ma 'd yn graid 
viLa_y'n_oitra sa s are'te; ce tre^es'pres na s a'ret ko 
'graid 'vil e 1(a) tre omni'by-s saret^a 'tut le 'gair_e_a 'tut 
le sta-'sjo. le tre fra-'se_o 'trwa 'klais. le ko-parti'ma d(a) 25 
pra'mjeir 'klais so ply ko-for'taibla k(a) 's0 d(a) trwa'zjem, 
me le bi'je d(a) pra'mjeir 'klais 'kut ply 'Seir. 



POESIES (poezi) 



Poems for practice in pronunciation. — Only the first of these appeared in 
"Beginners' French" 



Le papillon et Pabeille 

S'il fait beau temps, 
Disait un papillon volage, 

S'il fait beau temps, 
Je vais folatrer dans les champs. 
Et moi, lui dit I'abeille sage, 
Je vais me mettre a mon ouvrage, 

S'n fait beau temps. 



le papij5 e 1 abeij 

s il fe bo ta, 
dizst oe papijo volais, 

s il f 8 bo ta, 
5(9) V8 fola'tre da le Ja. 
e mwa, Iqi di 1 ab8ij[9] sa:3, 
3(9) ve m9 m8tr a mon uvrais, 

s il f8 bo ta. 



Le soc de la charrue 

Le soc d'une charrue, apres un 

long repos, 
S'etait convert de rouille. II voit 

passer son frere 
Tout radieux revenant des 

travaux. 
((Forge des memes bras, de sem- 

blable matiere, 
Lui dit-il, je suis terne, et toi, 

poli, briUant! 
Ou pris-tu cet eclat, mon frere? 

— En travaillant.)) 



b sok da la Jary 

1(9) sok d yn[9] Jary, apr8Z ob l5 

r9po, 
s ete kuv8ir d9 ruij. il vwa pa'se 

so fr8ir 
tu radi0 rov(9)na de travo. 
((forse de m8:m(9) bra, d(9) sa*- 

blabb matjeir, 
Iqi dit il, 3(9) sqi t8rn, e twa, poli, 

brija! 
u pri ty S8t ekla, m5 fr8:r? — a 

travaja.)) 



Le dindon 

Moi, je me pare, 
Moi, je me carre, 

Moi, je suis gras et beau. 
Ma plume est noire, 
Mon dos de moire, 

De rubis mon jabot. 



b de'do 

mwa, 39 m(9) pair, 
mwa, 39 m(9) kair, 

mwa, 3(9) sqi gra e bo. 
ma plym 8 nwair, 
mo do do mwair, 

d9 rybi mo 5a bo. 



26 



PHONETIC TIL^NSCRIPTION 



27 



Voyez ma tete, 

Ma rouge aigrette, 
Voyez, admirez tout! ' 

L'echo s'apprete, 

II vous repete 
]\Ion solennel glouglou. 

Ma queue est-elle 

Fournie et belle! 
Voyez, c'est un soleil: 

Tout briUe et tremble; 

Que vous en semble, 
Suis-je pas sans pareil? 

Elle frissonne, 

Elle rayonne, 
Ma plume de velours! 

Faites-moi place, 

Et que je passe 
Triomphant dans ma cour. 

M^^^ MONTGOLFIER. 



vwaje ma teit, 

ma ru:3 egret, 
vwaje, admi-re tu! 

1 eko s apreit, 

il vu repet 
mo solanel gluglu. 

ma k0 et el 

furni e bel! 
v^vaje, s et oe soleij: 

tu briij e traibl; 

ka vuz a saibl, 
sqi 5(a) pa sci pareij? 

el (a) frison, 

el (a) rejon, 
ma plym[a] da v(a)luir! 

fet(a) mwa plas, 

e ke 3(a) pais 
trio'fa da ma kuir. 



La petite hirondelle 

C'etait sur la tourelle 
D'un vieux clocher bruni. 
La petite hirondelle 
Etait au bord du nid. 

((Courage! dit sa mere, 
Ouvre ton aile au vent, 
Ouvre-la tout entiere, 
Et t'elance en avant.)) 

Mais I'hirondelle hesite 
Et dit: ((C'est bien profond; 
Mon aile est trop petite.)) 
Sa mere lui repond: 



la p9tit irSidel 

s ete syr la turel 
d 6d vJ0 kloSe bryni. 
la p(a)tit iroidel 
etet o boir dy ni. 

((kura:3[a]! di sa meir 
uivra ton el o va, 
uivra la tut dljeir, 
e t elais an ava.)) 

me 1 iro'del ezit 
e di: ((s e bje profo; 
mon el e tro p(a)tit.)) 
sa me:r[a] Iqi repo: 



28 



BEGINNERS^ FRENCH 



((Quand je me suis jetee 
Du haut de notre toit, 
Le bon Dieu m'a portee, 
Petite comme toi.)) 

L'hirondelle legere 
Ouvre son aile au vent, 
L'ouvre bien tout entiere, 
Et s'elance en avant. 



((ku 50 m(o) sqi 5(a)te 
dy o d(8) notra twa, 
1(a) bo dJ0 m a porte, 
p9tit[9] kom[a] twa.)) 

1 ir5'd8l[a] leseir 
uivra son el o va, 
1 uivra bje tut a'tjeir, 
e s elais an ava. 



Elle vole, oh surprise! 
Elle ne craint plus rien. 
Tout autour de I'eglise, 
Comme elle vole bien! 

Et sa mere avec elle 
De tout son coeur chantait 
Sa chanson d'hirondelle 
Au Dieu qui la portait. 

Rambert. 



8l[o] vol, o syrpriiz! 
8l[9] no kre ply rje. 
tut otuir do 1 egliiz, 
kom 8l[o] vol(o) bjs! 

e sa meir avek el 
do tu so koeir Ja'te 
sa Sa'so d iro'del 
o dJ0 ki la porte. 



Bonne nuit 

Bonne nuit! 
Du berger Tetoile luit. 
A cette heure tout s'apaise, 
On respire mieux a Taise; 
Plus de peine, plus de bruit. 

Bonne nuit! 

Au revoir! 
Saluons ce doux espoir, 
Bientot la nouvelle aurore 
Va nous reunir encore 
Pour les jeux et le devoir. 

Au revoir! 



bon nqi 

bon[a] nqi! 
dy berse 1 etwal(o) lt[i. 
a set oeir[o] tu s apeiz, 
respiira mJ0Z a leiz; 
ply d(o) pem[o], ply da brqi, 

bon[o] nqi! 

o ravwair! 
salyo s(a) duz espwair, 
bje'to la nuvel oroir 
va nu reyniir a'koir 
pur le 30 e 1(a) davwair. 

o ravwair! 



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THE TEACHING OF 

FRENCH PRONUNCIATION 

BY THE USE OF 

PHONETIC SYMBOLS 

[Read before the N. E. A., July, 1916] 

Listen to the French classes in any high school. Compare the pronun- 
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